Bottle



ldatented Dec. 23, 1924.

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SAJNLUEL SOHENKEIN, 4OIE" LYNDHURSR vIII'EVV. JERSEY;

BOTTLE.

Application letl June 28, 1923.

To I all cli/wmf t1/may conce/my Be it knownthat L? SAMUEL M; Sonnen manure citizen ofthe -UnitedV StatesofE and exact 'description of the inventionfsuch 4 `as will enable` others skilledfin the art to which it appert-ains tc'mal-re anduse the same, reference being had-to ftheaccompanying drawings, and to letters :for figures of reference marked thereon, which form-a part f Aof this specification-1 MY invention.v relates tobottles,` more especially to perfume bottles, that `mayl be easily and rapidlyvopened'and'closed and which will be liquid tight under `all conditions whenclosed Sothatthepma Hbeca'rried iny a hand bag or vanity casevwithout leaking.

To this1 endmy inventionlconsists iri providing the bottlewitlr'a1-screw thread and loosely mountingthe stopper in afscrew-icap constructed rto co-operate with the bottle thread and to be limitedinits closing movemei-1t.

The stopper whichis free to rotate Aas well as to have-longitudinal movement with respectV to the cap in which-it is contained and to which it is attached or connected, is urged to its seat solely by the pressure of a spring contained within and between the cap and stopper.

Referring to ,the drawings in which like parts are similarly designated,

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and part-ly in section of the stopper seated in the bottle before the cap is completely screwed down to exert spring pressure on the stopper;

Fig. 2 is a section showing the cap fully screwed down;

Fig. 3 illustrates a modification.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the bottle 4 has a neck 5 provided with an external screw thread 6, there being a decided shoulder 7 between the bottle and neck.

The cap 8 or rather the skirt of the cap, is interior-ly threaded to engage the screw threads 6, and has an internal projection or flange 9 whose central opening or perforation 10 is sufficiently large to pass the body of a ground stopper 11.

The stopper plug may or may not be pro- Serial N0. 648,296.

vided-witlra rod "extension 12.* Thestopper isV provided with a-.hea-d V13 of larger-'diameter than the'openingl V10 in the; projection of `flange@ and iis* thereby looselyjretained in the cap 8. y

Tliecustomary'grinding guide groove 14- may A'be `providedbetween the head' l13 "and thev stopper 11.1

VVit-hin :the cap and resting-'on the stopper headv 18 -isy a vcoilspring 15,-*he-ld in the upper end vof 'the cap 8 between a screw" plug or closure landthe stopper headflf The cap mayor may ynot be provided with an eye '17 loose inrthe `cover 16 for `attaching a chatelainechain, ribbon lor the like.

The cap is constructed to be limited'in'its closing `movement by `:havingga part ofit contact withthe bottle Iand in this construction by causingthe lower edge of lthe cap skirt yto strike yand rest 4against the :shoulder 7 ofthebottle.V

nthe yposition shown in Fig.- 1 the stopper is seated in the bottle-neckbut little or lno pressure 'is'I yexerted f on it. A :further partial turn of the-cap now seats the-*lower edge of the caponthe shoulder 'Tof the'bottle and the spring -15 exerts pressure onthe stopper head fand holds -thestopperseatedbut the capin ne instance exerts-pressure onthe head? No matter how hard the cap is screwed down only the@ pressure of the spring holds the stopper in place.

It will therefore not be possible to screw the cap down so hard as to burst or crack the bottle or bottle neck.

In opening the bottle, should the stopper stick, the flange 9 will engage the under side of the stopper head 13 and the screw action between the cap and bottle neck will furnish suflicient pressure on the under side of said head to remove the most obstinately stuck stopper.

The assembly of the device. is simple. The stopper is dropped into the top of the cap, the spring is then placed in and the cover 16 then screwed into. place.

The cap and the stopper are thus attached to one another as a unit, and the stopper and cap are free to rotate and have longitudinal movement with respect to one another.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3, the cap is made of sheet metal and the flange or projection is made by a crimp 9a.

In this instance the cap is not limited in its movement by the lower edge of the cap skirt engaging the bottle shoulder 7, but by the flange 9a striking the lip of the bottle as shown. Otherwise the structure, operation and assembly of the parts is the same.

It will thus be seen that in both of the forms shown, the stopper and cap are connected and the Stopper is easily removed from the bottle.

I claim- 1. A bottle stopper having a plug portion and a head extending above the plug portion, in combination with a bottle cap having means to extend under the head and between the head and plug, and a spring between the cap and head.

2.` A bottle stopper having a plug portion tapered for seating in a bottle neck and a head integral with said plug extending above the plug; in combination with a bottle cap, means on the cap extending between the plug head and allowing limited independent movement of the cap with respect to said stopper, and means to permit the removal of the stopper from said cap, and a spring between said means and stopper'head.

3. A bottle stopper having a plug portion and a head of larger diameter than said plug portion extending above the plug portion; in combination with a bottle cap having means to extend under the head and between the head and plug, and a spring between the cap and head.

4. A bottle stopper having a plug portion and a head extending above the plug portion; in combination with a bottle cap having means to extend under the head and between the head and plug, and a spring between the cap and head, said cap having means to engage the bott-le and limit the closing mo-vement.

5. A bottle stopper' having a plug por-- tion and an integral head extending above the plug portion; in combination with a bottle cap having means to extend under the head and between the head and plug, a spring between the oap and head and said cap` having a skirt `for engaging the bottle shoulder.

6. A bottle stopper having a plug por# tion and an integral head ot larger diameter than said plug extending above the plug; in combination with a bottle cap having a projection extending and having limited movelnent between the head and plug, a closure for the top of the cap and a spring between the closure and head.

7. A bottle stopper having a plug portion and an integral head of larger diameter than said plug extending above the plug; in combination with a bottle cap having a threaded skirt, an annular flange in said cap extending beneath the head and between the head and plug, said plug being capable of passing through said flange, a closure for said cap and a spring arranged between said closure and head.

8. A stopper having a plug portion and an integral head of larger diameter than said plug portion; in combination with a bottle cap having a thread for engagement with a similar thread on the exterior oit a bottle neck, means projecting internally ot the cap extending beneath the head and between the head and plug, said plug being capable of passing said means and means between the stopper head and cap to urge the stopper to seat the plug in the bottle neck.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name.

SAMUEL M. SCHENKEIN. 

